Chapter 129: I Have Fallen, but I Have Figured Things Out
Elise saw Rin's flushed and slightly swollen lips, gasped, covered her mouth in shock, then shyly covered her face, her ahoge hair bouncing.
"I didn't mean it, Little Rin, don't be shy, it's okay, it's okay."
Rin covered his mouth again, looking slightly fierce, "It's not okay!"
This silly elk, seems to think that this is what they do when they kiss?
Rin carefully thought about it, but couldn't remember when it got swollen. But truth be told, Elise is quite likely, because their previous kisses were quite intense, and the silly elk even bit a few times.
Well, no matter what the truth is, it must be considered that the silly elk did it, it must!
Eve rolled her eyes silently and thought to herself, do you think a few pecks like that are a big deal? So naive and childish.
"You guys, be a bit more discreet. Since nothing happened, I'll be leaving first, there's a bunch of official business waiting for me to handle."
Eve appeared very calm, and before leaving, she shot Elise a look of reproach, her acting could be said to be top-notch.
She was indeed eager to return, as helping her brother-in-law with work was not the only thing on her plate, she still had her own work to finish.
Elise understood her sister's meaning, she shrugged her shoulders and stuck out her tongue.
Anyway, the goal was half achieved, Little Rin had been very proactive before, and she really liked that! Whether they kissed more or less didn't matter, as long as Little Rin was okay.
"Little Rin, are you really okay now? If you're not feeling well, you should tell me!"
Rin poked her ahoge hair and said, "The only problem is my lip, it got swollen from a pig bite, quickly give me some treatment!"
"Oh no, I think this is quite nice."
"Stop being silly! Hurry up!"
"Okay, I understand, oh no."
Though the silly elk was reluctant, she still affectionately looked at Rin and sang a healing spell to help heal Rin's "wounds."
Rin felt much better, but... the contaminated feeling in his heart couldn't be completely cleansed.
Thinking about what happened when he was unconscious, Rin stared at the silly elk with a complicated expression.
This goofball, she messed up at a crucial moment, if she didn't suddenly get nervous and run away, it wouldn't have turned out like this now... Instead, Rin felt particularly sorry towards her.
Rin let out a long sigh, patted her head, thought for a moment, and then hugged Elise as if to make up for something, whispering, "It's getting late, I need to go back."
Rin's hug made Elise shiver, then she happily nodded vigorously, "Got it!"
"Okay, please walk me out."
When they reached near the palace gates, Rin approached the carriage, hesitated for a moment, and couldn't help but ask, "Silly elk, I have a question."
"Hmm?"
"I have a friend..."
Rin turned away, avoiding silly elk's innocent gaze, scratched his ear, and gritted his teeth, "Alright, it's me... well, if I do something wrong, like something... evil..."
"That won't happen!"
Elise held Rin's hand, looking serious, "Little Rin is not a villain."
"Anyway, if! Fool, just answer honestly! If I become a dirty evil guy, you... would you be..."
"No way!"
The silly elk vigorously shook her head, showing a gentle and pure smile to Rin, "Little Rin has always been pure! If one day he is harmed by bad people, I will still follow behind Little Rin, helping him dispel filth and evil! Because I love Little Rin the most! And will always love him!"
Rin suddenly widened his eyes, looking at Elise with a halo above her head, feeling deeply moved in his heart.
He wasn't sure if he had expressed what he wanted to say clearly... but having this kind of answer was enough.
Friendship, being easily deceived, messy villain missions... they all seemed unimportant now. Being able to live together like this was already satisfying to the point of overflowing.
Rin took a deep breath and raised his chin, "Since a fool can't leave me now, I will reluctantly stop criticizing her for being foolish in the future."
Elise puffed up her cheeks instantly, "So Little Rin has always been criticizing me?!"
"Tsk tsk, truly an empty-headed deer, only realizing now. I'm going back to sleep, remember to sleep early, silly deer. You're already a bit silly, get more sleep to replenish your brain. Goodnight."
"Little Rin, good night."
Rin finally glanced at Elise, hiding his reluctance, and quickly stepped onto the carriage.
As the carriage slowly left the palace, Rin slumped in his seat, gazing at the canopy above, a faint smile unconsciously appearing on his lips, but soon his expression darkened again.
Although Elise's words were comforting, it still bothered him a lot that unknown woman... was he really that concerned?
The next day, Rin arrived at the meeting place with dark circles under his eyes.
Elise and Emilia were standing together, well, to be precise, Emilia was holding onto Elise's head, nibbling on her ahoge hair.
Elise was whimpering and wailing, but since Rin was not there, she didn't break down into tears immediately.
"Heartless hero! Why bully a little fawn!"
Rin quickly stepped forward, giving Waste Hero a hand chop, Miss Hero promptly retreated, shifting her attention to Rin, jumping on him like a koala, hugging him tightly.
She and Rin used to be about the same height, but now she looks quite funny. Thankfully, Rin has become stronger so he can still support her.
The silly elk sadly touched her ahoge hair and then pulled Waste Hero hard, saying, "Silly Emilia, let go of my Little Rin!"
Waste Hero was not moved at all, and she looked a bit angry, shaking her body like a cat.
"Hey, deer, don't misbehave."
"I didn't! I just kissed Little Rin a little bit!"
Rin felt embarrassed even though it wasn't his first time experiencing this kind of situation with the crowd passing by.
He pinched Waste Hero's face and started rubbing it, saying, "I don't care what you two mischievous bugs are up to! Just don't embarrass the young master here!"
"Ouch."
Emilia squinted her eyes and cried out in pain, then obediently jumped off Rin, rubbing her face and asking, "Tundere, Elise, how many times did I kiss you yesterday?"
Rin's heart suddenly beat fast, looking around anxiously. He couldn't help but shout, "What... What are you talking about? Kiss what... Why do I need to tell you? Wait... Are you all keeping something from me?"
Rin thought for a moment, feeling something was not right. So he started questioning silly elk and Waste Hero, only to find out that they were deciding who would kiss next in a game. He was completely confused and then became very angry.
"What do you think of kiss? A game?! And where did that fox go? Are you not keeping time?"
